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Program Name: Dental Assisting
Program Contact: LaRochelle, Beth
Academic Year: 2013-2014
Status: Submitted
1. Description of Program
Provide a brief description of the program and how it supports the college's College Mission and Diversity Statements, Institutional
Priorities, 2008-2013, 5 in 5 College Strategies, Spring 2011, and other Institutional Program Planning as appropriate.
The Dental Assisting Program at College of San Mateo is a two semester program, accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
The program provides a comprehensive education in preparation to take the California State Board exam to become a Registered Dental
Assistant and the eligibility for the national aboard. Clinical experience is acquired at the University of the Pacific, Schools of Dentistry and
in various private practice dental offices in San Mateo ans surrounding counties.
The Dental Assisting program has developed an application process to ensure our support in the College's instructional priorities. Through
utilizing a five week progress report process we are able to locate a student that is having difficulty and address that students needs
sooner. We have also utilized the many supportive programs on campus to ensure our students success. This gives the students more
needed support to succeed in our program. This process has reduced the attrition rate.
2. Student Learning and Program Data
A. Discuss Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
Reflect on recent SLO assessment results for courses and degrees and certificates offered by the program. Identify trends and discuss areas
in need of improvement.
The recent SLO’s for the dental assisting program are up to date and current. There are no trends or areas of needed improvement.
B. Student Success Indicators
1. Review Student Success and Core Program Indicators and discuss any differences in student success indicators across demographic
variables. Also refer to the College Index and other relevant sections of the Educational Master Plan: Update, 2012, e.g., Student
Outcomes and Student Outcomes: Transfer. Basic Skills programs should also refer to ARCC data.
The Student Success indicators are consistent in the Dental Assisting Program across demographic variables
2. Discuss any differences in student success indicators across modes of delivery (on-campus versus distance education). Refer to Delivery
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Mode Course Comparison.
The Dental Assisting Program mode of delivery is only on-campus at this time. Our success indicators do not include distance education
because it is not applicable to our program at this time.
C. Program Efficiency Indicators. Do we deliver programs efficiently given our resources?
Summarize trends in program efficiency as indicated in the Student Success and Core Program Indicators (LOAD, Full-time and Part-time
FTEF, etc.)
Academic Year: 10-11 11-12 12-13
LOAD: 341.5 313.8 303.3
Full-time FTEF: 2.6 0.9 1.8 Adjunct FTEF: 1.7 3.5 2.6
Overload FTEF: 0 0 0
Retired FTEF: 0 0 0
Total FTEF: 60.3% 20.8% 41.1%
Sucess %: 91.7% 90.2% 93.2%
Retention %: 95.5% 95.7% 96.6%
Withdrawl %: 4.5% 4.3% 3.4%
3. Additional Factors
Discuss additional factors as applicable that impact the program, including changes in student populations, state-wide initiatives, transfer
requirements, advisory committee recommendations, legal mandates, workforce development and employment opportunities, community
needs. See Institutional Research as needed.
No additional facotrs that impact the program.
4. Planning
A. Results of Program Plans and Actions
Describe results, including measurable outcomes, from plans and actions in recent program reviews.
The progaram recently purchased the CAD/CAM machine and are in transition from training faculty to implimenting it into the program.
B. Program Vision
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What is the program's vision for sustaining and improving student learning and success over the next three years? Make connections to the
College Mission and Diversity Statements, Institutional Priorities, 2008-2013, and other Institutional Program Planning as appropriate.
Address discussion in the Student Learning and Program Data section: SLO assessment results and trends in student success indicators.
[Note: Specific plans to be implemented in the next year should be entered in C of the Planning section.
CTE programs must address changes in the context of completion and employment rates, anticipated labor demand, and any overlap with
similar programs in the area as noted in D1 and D2 of the Career Technical Education section.]
The programs vision is to increase the educational level of the student giving them the competitive edge through knowledge and
experience they need for gainful employment by increasing our technology aspect of dentistry
1. To guide future faculty and staff development initiatives, describe the professional activities that would be most effective in carrying out the
program's vision to improve student learning and success.
The professional activities that would be most effective in the dental assisitng program would be instuction on classroom managemment
and leadership with an emphysis on pedalogy.
2. To guide future collaboration across student services, learning support centers, and instructional programs, describe the interactions that
would help the program to improve student success.
The collaboration across student services has increased and has shown to be very beneficial to our students needing support. This
communication will continue and increase as our students needs for support change with each class.
3. To guide the Institutional Planning Budget Committee (IPBC) in long-range planning, identify any major changes in resource needs
anticipated during the next three years. Examples: faculty retirements, equipment obsolescence, space allocation.
See the Resource Requests section below to enter itemized resource requests for next year.
Leave sections blank if no major changes are anticipated.
Faculty
The Dental Assisting program expects to face a shortage of dental assisting instructors. With faculty preparing for retirement in the next
few years it will be critical that recruiting new faculty or promoting current dental assistant to look at teaching as a career option.
Equipment and Technology
The current equipment is just on the cusp of being out dated. Working in a constantly changing field we must keep our students current to
be competitive in the current market. Equiptment is stable and the need will be a variety software for current trends.
Instructional Materials
N/A
Classified Staff
N/A
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Facilities
N/A
C. Program Plans and Actions to Improve Student Success
Prioritize the plans to be carried out next year to sustain and improve student success. Briefly describe each plan and how it supports the
Institutional Priorities, 2008-2013. For each plan, list actions and measurable outcomes. (Plans may extend beyond a single year.)
Develop new classes to address the change in patient populations, addressing cultural awareness, aging and elder care, and conflict
resolution.
5. Resource Requests
Itemized Resource Requests
List the resources needed for ongoing program operation.
Faculty
NOTE: To make a faculty position request, complete Full-time Faculty Position Request Form, AY 2013-2014 and email to your Dean. This
request is separate from the program review.
Full-time faculty requests
Number of positions
None at this time
Equipment and Technology
Description
Cost
None at this time
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Instructional Material
Description
Cost
None at this time
Classified Staff
Description
Cost
None at this time
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Facilities
For immediate or routine facilities requests, submit a CSM Facility Project Request Form.
Description
Cost
None at this time
6. Program Maintenance
A. Course Outline Updates
Review the course outline update record. List the courses that will be updated in the next academic year. For each course that will be
updated, provide a faculty contact and the planned submission month. See the Committee on Instruction website for course submission
instructions. Contact your division's COI representatives if you have questions about submission deadlines.
Career and Technical Education courses must be updated every two years.
Courses to be updated
Faculty contact
Submission month
All courses have been updated
Beth LaRochelle
November 2013
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B. Website Review
Review the program's website(s) annually and update as needed.
Faculty contact(s)
Date of next review/update
Beth LaRochelle
Review-monthly/ Updates-continually
Caryn Goldman, Instsructional Aid
C. SLO Assessment Contacts
Faculty contact(s)
Date of next review/update
Beth LaRochelle
End of Spring, May 2014
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